Finding the real nut is hard to crack, so when we finally find the supposed or real Big One, the pink haze will rise for some sooner, and some sooner. The lines of the R-Go song “Love Always Makes Me Crazy” are true for most people, when heart troubles start, it doesn’t stop, we see our partner more beautiful, better, and more perfect than anyone else, so we also go crazy for his body odor, even if it’s for others, he might not be totally fun.
But then – even if only metaphorically – does the phenomenon of “love in the air” really exist? According to some, our partner’s body odor is one of the reasons we fall in love with someone, but there is also an assumption that while we’re in love, we don’t smell bad on our partner, so it can. They are quite revealing if the crazy liking for the other person is too late…
Those pheromones drip
Although it was already established in the mid-20th century that the sense of smell plays an unusual role in social behavior in some animals, the presence of pheromones in humans was only investigated by researchers in the 1970s.
But what is a pheromone? Pheromones are chemical compounds that are found in nature and can be found in animals and humans. Throughout the living world, they play an important role as the first forms of communication, helping animals define their territories, identify mates, as well as indicate sexual interest. It elicits behavioral reactions, including affection, from other individuals of the same species.
The researchers on the topic first claimed that it was impossible for people’s behavior to be influenced by pheromones, since this could only be detected through Jacobson’s organ – an additional respiratory organ – but in the human body, this can’t find it. More precisely, it can be found, but it regresses to such an extent that the genes responsible for its work simply do not work. However, it was later established that not only these organs are responsible for sensing pheromones, but receptors located in the traditional nasal cavity are also capable of sensing it. In the first decade of the twenty-first century, it was established that chemical information coming from both directions is integrated in the brain, and that pheromones can be transmitted by a special nerve that runs parallel to the olfactory nerve.
Although we know that genes coding for the immune system influence who we are attracted to or not, so-called smell fingerprints should not be confused with pheromones. However, smell signs are also important in our lives, as women, for example, choose men with different genes and immune systems, since this preference evolved in them during evolution in order to produce more viable offspring. Although the pheromones hidden behind the traces of smell also instinctively provoke a reaction in us, its smell cannot be described as pleasant, so it cannot be compared to lavender or even sweet tropical fruits. For this reason, it is unlikely that the pheromones themselves control their attraction to the other person, rather it is the different impressions of smell that make others attractive to our eyes.
Is it a genetic issue?
As in most areas of our lives, genes play a very important role in the relationship between love and smell, however, in this case, it may not be people with the same genes who really amaze us with their smell. Swiss biological researcher Klaus Wedekind and colleagues conducted an experiment on this topic, and their research was simple Like studying a sweaty shirt It has been mentioned by the profession ever since.
Wedekind wanted to know if our preference for scents was linked to our genetics, that is, they wanted to know if we preferred the scent of someone whose genetics matched. For this purpose, 49 female and 44 volunteers were selected, selected on the basis of different histocompatibility complex genes, that is, on the basis of major histocompatibility system factors.
The men were then asked to wear T-shirts provided by the researchers for two nights. In addition, there was a request to use only unscented deodorant, and to avoid spicy foods and smoking, so that the resulting odors would not affect the test results. Two days later, the men put the T-shirts into boxes with smell holes, and then called volunteers, each of whom was tasked with taking scent samples from six different boxes and recording the observed scents on a scale from 1 to 10. Based on intensity, pleasure, and gender. Three of the six boxes contained T-shirts from men with genes similar to the current women’s MHC genes, while the other three boxes contained T-shirts with different genes.
The research yielded an unexpected result, as the majority of women preferred the scent of men with different genes, so the Wiedekins came to the conclusion that MHC genes and related scents influence the mate selection process.
The Wiedekendyk experience has since been reproduced by several people, one such test over here you can see:
One sniff is enough
We often hear that love at first sight exists – or does not exist – but for some reason smells are not mentioned in most cases when choosing a partner. However, as with our eyes, we are able to determine who is attractive to us and who is not at the first meeting, as is the case with our nose. Do they believe that love exists at first sight?
According to researchers at the University of California, San Diego, it may already be there, as their study proves that some animals begin to bond with their family members due to scents at a very young age, and people can also form their relationships and relationships. On a similar principle.
Study co-author Dr. According to Davide Dulcis, their findings are very important for research on social preference and behaviour.
We have innate reactions in our relationships and in love, and in determining who we love. We listen to various signals, an important part of which can be our sense of smell, which can decide our emotional and affection lives from the very first moment. .
– quotes New York Post The researcher who believes that scents are fundamental in relation to attraction and alienation.
Something stinks here from afar!
Our partner’s body odor can play a very important role in the beginning, middle and end of a relationship. Initially, as we discussed above, one of the first and most important impressions is the body odor chosen. However, at the end of the relationship, they can at least play an important role as in the beginning, but in a completely different way.
On this subject, Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud and his partner Professor Ilona Crowe conducted research that revealed that our sense of smell can warn in advance that feelings are gone and that our relationship may end soon.
We tried to understand what happens at the end of a relationship and whether aversion to your partner’s body odor can predict or influence whether you break up with him or her.
– brushed researcher The Sydney Morning Herald.
Although this is true for everyone, according to the researchers, it is difficult to draw a general conclusion from the cases investigated, the research has revealed that it is possible that
We can feel it on our nose when we no longer really like our partner, as we begin to feel that he does not like his smell.
According to researchers, this is especially important for women, because their sense of smell is more important to them, while men are much more attracted to visual objects.
Taking pills before an appointment, and what not!
Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud stated, in addition to the relationship between the perception of smells and our feelings, that taking contraceptives greatly affects the sense of smell in women, so if they want to find the perfect man for them, in addition to a clean head. They will also need a clean sense of smell, so it’s worth avoiding pills.
Among the women examined in their research, women who had not taken contraceptives before meeting their chosen one reported significantly greater satisfaction with their relationship than those who had taken some form of contraception, so if not all, it is still worth sticking our noses In a thing or two!
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